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CVE-2008-3143

Multiple integer overflows in Python before 2.5.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to have...

7.5 HighFix available

CVE-2008-3143 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Python, published August 1, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.12%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in python2.4 2.4.4-3+etch2.

Multiple integer overflows in Python before 2.5.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to (1) Include/pymem.h; (2) _csv.c, (3) _struct.c, (4) arraymodule.c, (5) audioop.c, (6) binascii.c, (7) cPickle.c, (8) cStringIO.c, (9) cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c, (10) datetimemodule.c, (11) md5.c, (12) rgbimgmodule.c, and (13) stropmodule.c in Modules/; (14) bufferobject.c, (15) listobject.c, and (16) obmalloc.c in Objects/; (17) Parser/node.c; and (18) asdl.c, (19) ast.c, (20) bltinmodule.c, and (21) compile.c in Python/, as addressed by "checks for integer overflows, contributed by Google."

Exploit likelihood

3.12%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
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What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Multiple integer overflows in Python before 2.5.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to (1) Include/pymem.h; (2) _csv.c, (3) _struct.c, (4) arraymodule.c, (5) audioop.c, (6) binascii.c, (7) cPickle.c, (8) cStringIO.c, (9) cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c, (10) datetimemodule.c, (11) md5.c, (12) rgbimgmodule.c, and (13) stropmodule.c in Modules/; (14) bufferobject.c, (15) listobject.c, and (16) obmalloc.c in Objects/; (17) Parser/node.c; and (18) asdl.c, (19) ast.c, (20) bltinmodule.c, and (21) compile.c in Python/, as addressed by "checks for integer overflows, contributed by Google."

Record
CVE-2008-3143
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Multiple integer overflows in Python before 2.5.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to (1) Include/pymem.h; (2) _csv.c, (3) _struct.c, (4) arraymodule.c, (5) audioop.c, (6) binascii.c, (7) cPickle.c, (8) cStringIO.c, (9) cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c, (10) datetimemodule.c, (11) md5.c, (12) rgbimgmodule.c, and (13) stropmodule.c in Modules/; (14) bufferobject.c, (15) listobject.c, and (16) obmalloc.c in Objects/; (17) Parser/node.c; and (18) asdl.c, (19) ast.c, (20) bltinmodule.c, and (21) compile.c in Python/, as addressed by "checks for integer overflows, contributed by Google."

Record
CVE-2008-3143
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3133 No score

Multiple integer overflows in Python before 2.5.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to (1) Include/pymem.h; (2) _csv.c, (3) _struct.c, (4) arraymodule.c, (5) audioop.c, (6) binascii.c, (7) cPickle.c, (8) cStringIO.c, (9) cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c, (10) datetimemodule.c, (11) md5.c, (12) rgbimgmodule.c, and (13) stropmodule.c in Modules/; (14) bufferobject.c, (15) listobject.c, and (16) obmalloc.c in Objects/; (17) Parser/node.c; and (18) asdl.c, (19) ast.c, (20) bltinmodule.c, and (21) compile.c in Python/, as addressed by "checks for integer overflows, contributed by Google."

Record
EUVD-2008-3133
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-64rx-chg9-55cq No score

Multiple integer overflows in Python before 2.5.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to have...

Multiple integer overflows in Python before 2.5.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to (1) Include/pymem.h; (2) _csv.c, (3) _struct.c, (4) arraymodule.c, (5) audioop.c, (6) binascii.c, (7) cPickle.c, (8) cStringIO.c, (9) cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c, (10) datetimemodule.c, (11) md5.c, (12) rgbimgmodule.c, and (13) stropmodule.c in Modules/; (14) bufferobject.c, (15) listobject.c, and (16) obmalloc.c in Objects/; (17) Parser/node.c; and (18) asdl.c, (19) ast.c, (20) bltinmodule.c, and (21) compile.c in Python/, as addressed by "checks for integer overflows, contributed by Google."

Record
GHSA-64rx-chg9-55cq
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVAZL-109575 No score

CVE-2008-3143 affecting package python-py 1.11.0-1

Multiple integer overflows in Python before 2.5.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to (1) Include/pymem.h; (2) _csv.c, (3) _struct.c, (4) arraymodule.c, (5) audioop.c, (6) binascii.c, (7) cPickle.c, (8) cStringIO.c, (9) cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c, (10) datetimemodule.c, (11) md5.c, (12) rgbimgmodule.c, and (13) stropmodule.c in Modules/; (14) bufferobject.c, (15) listobject.c, and (16) obmalloc.c in Objects/; (17) Parser/node.c; and (18) asdl.c, (19) ast.c, (20) bltinmodule.c, and (21) compile.c in Python/, as addressed by "checks for integer overflows, contributed by Google."

Record
AZL-109575
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11202-1 No score

python-2.7.18-8.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the python-2.7.18-8.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11202-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPSF-2008-7 No score

Multiple integer overflows (Google)

Multiple integer overflows in Python before 2.5.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to (1) Include/pymem.h; (2) _csv.c, (3) _struct.c, (4) arraymodule.c, (5) audioop.c, (6) binascii.c, (7) cPickle.c, (8) cStringIO.c, (9) cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c, (10) datetimemodule.c, (11) md5.c, (12) rgbimgmodule.c, and (13) stropmodule.c in Modules/; (14) bufferobject.c, (15) listobject.c, and (16) obmalloc.c in Objects/; (17) Parser/node.c; and (18) asdl.c, (19) ast.c, (20) bltinmodule.c, and (21) compile.c in Python/, as addressed by "checks for integer overflows, contributed by Google."

Record
PSF-2008-7
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:0234-1 No score

Security update for python

This update for python fixes the following issues:

Updated to version 2.7.17 to unify packages among openSUSE:Factory and SLE versions (bsc#1159035).

Record
SUSE-SU-2020:0234-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
python-py
Azure Linux:3
 through 1.11.0-1 None known
python2.4
Debian:4.0
 before 2.4.4-3+etch2, plus listed versions
2.4.4-32.4.4-3+etch1
2.4.4-3+etch2
python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
python-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
python-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
python-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
python-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
tkinter
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
python-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
python-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
python-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
tkinter
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6
python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
python-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
python-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
python-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
python-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
tkinter
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
python-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
python-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
python-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
python-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
tkinter
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
python-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
python-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
python-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
python-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
tkinter
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
python-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
python-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
python-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
python-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
tkinter
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
0:2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2
python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.2.3-6.11
0:2.2.3-6.11
python-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.2.3-6.11
0:2.2.3-6.11
python-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.2.3-6.11
0:2.2.3-6.11
python-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.2.3-6.11
0:2.2.3-6.11
tkinter
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.2.3-6.11
0:2.2.3-6.11
python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.2.3-6.11
0:2.2.3-6.11
python-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.2.3-6.11
0:2.2.3-6.11
python-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.2.3-6.11
0:2.2.3-6.11
python-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.2.3-6.11
0:2.2.3-6.11
tkinter
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.2.3-6.11
0:2.2.3-6.11
python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.2.3-6.11
0:2.2.3-6.11
python-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.2.3-6.11
0:2.2.3-6.11
python-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.2.3-6.11
0:2.2.3-6.11
python-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.2.3-6.11
0:2.2.3-6.11
tkinter
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.2.3-6.11
0:2.2.3-6.11
python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:2.2.3-6.11
0:2.2.3-6.11
python-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:2.2.3-6.11
0:2.2.3-6.11
python-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:2.2.3-6.11
0:2.2.3-6.11
python-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:2.2.3-6.11
0:2.2.3-6.11
tkinter
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:2.2.3-6.11
0:2.2.3-6.11
python
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
 before 2.7.17-7.32.2
2.7.17-7.32.2
python-base
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
 before 2.7.17-7.32.1
2.7.17-7.32.1
python
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
 before 2.7.17-7.32.2
2.7.17-7.32.2
python-base
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
 before 2.7.17-7.32.1
2.7.17-7.32.1
python
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15
 before 2.7.17-7.32.2
2.7.17-7.32.2
python
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1
 before 2.7.17-7.32.2
2.7.17-7.32.2
python
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Python 2 15 SP1
 before 2.7.17-7.32.2
2.7.17-7.32.2
python-base
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Python 2 15 SP1
 before 2.7.17-7.32.1
2.7.17-7.32.1
python
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 2.7.18-8.1
2.7.18-8.1

History

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2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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